natedog337
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Just wondering if anyone knows about how much led strip lights draw. I'm installing 4 three foot strips on my boat thanks
Multi color LED strip is 4W per Meter. You buy them in 5 Meter strips and cut to what you want (every 3rd LED)
4 Wats * 5 Meters = 20W
Wats divided by volts = amps
20/12=1.6AH
With the LEDs on you will use about 1.6 amps per hour.
Long and short unless you are running your boat off of AAA batteries I would not worry about the power draw from LED lights. Keep in mind that not all LED lights are going to be 4W per meter but most of the strip LED lights sold on ebay are. That is where I got mine. I have two 5 meter strips. One in the cabin and one in the cockpit.
Hope this helps.
Just wondering if anyone knows about how much led strip lights draw. I'm installing 4 three foot strips on my boat thanks